Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Erin kept her head down, and the bodyguard didn’t dare to lean in closer. The sight of her returning was enough to put him at ease.

Fanny didn’t see any commotion breaking out behind her, and knew that her ploy had worked.

She truly didn’t expect the person Oliver sent to wash the toilets to help her at such a critical moment.

Perhaps the heavens couldn’t bear it any longer. The heavens wanted to give her a chance to seek revenge from the Channings.

Fanny walked to the door of the ward, where doctors streamed out incessantly.

She could overheartheir conversation about how the patient was in a dire condition, and that Mr. Channing wanted to hold a discussion with them. He even invited an expert.

“Mr. Channing would be able to live for another week or so. There’s still a chance, go for it!”

One week…

He could live another week.

So many people held him in such high regard, running around and doing all things for his sake-yet, her parents didn’t even have the chance of getting resuscitated.

Fanny tightened her grip over the broom, pretending to be sweeping the floor, when she was in fact fighting the urge to barge into the ward.

Thankfully, the doctors were slowly filing out of the ward.

down, Fanny peeked into the room

discussion, and guessed that Oliver might have headed

used to work as a doctor, after all. Although he hadn’t been working as one over the past

he demonstrated even

warmth that seeped into

had the illusion that he treated her like a treasure, hence why he had been so gentle and not at all

she was no

it. If he really treasured her, he wouldn’t have done so many outrageous things

herself, and gripped her

a sterile ward. He had just completed his operation, and all of his vitals were in stable condition. There were many tubes sticking out of his body,

the ward, she

of Kenneth. By then, she

keep this old man alive. She was the only exception, like a reaper swimming

right next

wasn’t shocked when he saw Fanny. Instead, he was

“You…”

when he spoke, making him look even more weak and

in her eyes before leaving the villa

“I’ve come.”

ghost or a living person, she had to make the